4 thoughts on “Pop goes The Shallows”

Hopefully the word keeps spreading– Roger Waters called an album “Amused to Death”, inspired by Neil Postman’s book “Amusing Ourselves to Death”. (Which I was bummed that “The Shallows” didn’t cite). What would be the equivalent of that today? An album named after your book by… Bono?

Having a group of seniors read The Shallows. It has really sparked many side topics such a current brain research, interesting Ted Talks and articles about technology in general. These Generation Net students are having a hard time seeing the big picture right now, but hopefully a seed can be planted.

Connecting the music would be great. Can anyone get the lyrics for the new song?

Having had the book recommended to me, I hastily got hold of a copy. It just so happens it coincided with buying my first smartphone and, for the first time, becoming ‘connected’ 24/7.

The addictive, almost impulsive, nature of modern technology had affected my sleep patterns (waking and checking e-mail etc.) and my ability to concentrate, as Nick mentioned in the book. I turn it off at all available opportunity now – and the lyrics we’re put together while I was disconnected from the net.